Patents by Inventor Kazuya Kishimoto
Kazuya Kishimoto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11383813Abstract: An automatic steering device may include a route calculator, an indirect target point calculating module, a command steering angle calculating module, and a steering controlling module. The route calculator may calculate a route of a ship based on positions of a plurality of target points. The indirect target point calculating module may calculate an indirect target point ahead of the ship. The command steering angle calculating module may calculate a command steering angle based on a positional relation between the route and the indirect target point. The steering controlling module may control a steering mechanism of the ship based on the command steering angle.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Kazuya Kishimoto, Kazutoshi Simo
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Publication number: 20190344875Abstract: An automatic steering device may include a route calculator, an indirect target point calculating module, a command steering angle calculating module, and a steering controlling module. The route calculator may calculate a route of a ship based on positions of a plurality of target points. The indirect target point calculating module may calculate an indirect target point ahead of the ship. The command steering angle calculating module may calculate a command steering angle based on a positional relation between the route and the indirect target point. The steering controlling module may control a steering mechanism of the ship based on the command steering angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuya KISHIMOTO, Kazutoshi SIMO
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Patent number: 10183733Abstract: The purpose is to provide a program, method and device for controlling a movable body (e.g., single-propeller single-rudder ship) to move the movable body while keeping it orientated in a given direction. A controlling module may cause the movable body to stay at a fixed point position by controlling a thrust generator and a moving direction adjustor to orient the movable body to a direction of a disturbance estimated by a disturbance direction estimating module so that the movable body is not drifted by the disturbance. Every time the changing module sequentially changes the fixed point position, the controlling module may move the movable body to the changed fixed point position. Thus, the control device of the movable body of this disclosure may sequentially move the movable body while keeping it oriented to the direction of the disturbance.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Kishimoto, Hitoshi Maeno, Masashi Imasaka
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Patent number: 10000270Abstract: A moving body control device includes a moving body direction sensor, a position sensor, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry estimates a direction of disturbance. The processing circuitry sets a target position and a starting position. The processing circuitry controls a propulsion generator and a movement direction adjuster such that a heading direction sensed by the moving body direction sensor is opposite to the direction of the disturbance estimated by the processing circuitry, and when the moving body has been drifted at least a specific distance from the target position, the moving body returns to the starting position, and the heading direction at the starting position is opposite to the direction of the disturbance. The processing circuitry changes the starting position based on a distance between the target position and a position of the moving body sensed by the position sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Kazuya Kishimoto, Hitoshi Maeno, Masashi Imasaka
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Patent number: 9950777Abstract: A vehicle control device is provided. The device includes a target bearing calculating module configured to calculate a target bearing of a vehicle based on a direction of a disturbance, a stern bearing calculating module configured to calculate a stern bearing, and a rudder mechanism drive signal determining module configured to determine a rudder angle command so that the stern bearing approaches the target bearing, and determine a rudder mechanism drive signal based on the rudder angle command.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuya Kishimoto, Hitoshi Maeno, Masashi Imasaka, Yuya Takashima, Chizu Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20180015994Abstract: The purpose is to provide a program, method and device for controlling a movable body (e.g., single-propeller single-rudder ship) to move the movable body while keeping it orientated in a given direction. A controlling module may cause the movable body to stay at a fixed point position by controlling a thrust generator and a moving direction adjustor to orient the movable body to a direction of a disturbance estimated by a disturbance direction estimating module so that the movable body is not drifted by the disturbance. Every time the changing module sequentially changes the fixed point position, the controlling module may move the movable body to the changed fixed point position. Thus, the control device of the movable body of this disclosure may sequentially move the movable body while keeping it oriented to the direction of the disturbance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2015Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Kazuya KISHIMOTO, Hitoshi MAENO, Masashi IMASAKA
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Publication number: 20170349258Abstract: A moving body control device includes a moving body direction sensor, a position sensor, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry estimates a direction of disturbance. The processing circuitry sets a target position and a starting position. The processing circuitry controls a propulsion generator and a movement direction adjuster such that a heading direction sensed by the moving body direction sensor is opposite to the direction of the disturbance estimated by the processing circuitry, and when the moving body has been drifted at least a specific distance from the target position, the moving body returns to the starting position, and the heading direction at the starting position is opposite to the direction of the disturbance. The processing circuitry changes the starting position based on a distance between the target position and a position of the moving body sensed by the position sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Kazuya KISHIMOTO, Hitoshi MAENO, Masashi IMASAKA
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Publication number: 20160229511Abstract: A vehicle control device is provided. The device includes a target bearing calculating module configured to calculate a target bearing of a vehicle based on a direction of a disturbance, a stern bearing calculating module configured to calculate a stern bearing, and a rudder mechanism drive signal determining module configured to determine a rudder angle command so that the stern bearing approaches the target bearing, and determine a rudder mechanism drive signal based on the rudder angle command.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Kazuya Kishimoto, Hitoshi Maeno, Masashi Imasaka, Yuya Takashima, Chizu Kawasaki
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Patent number: 9308150Abstract: A liquid agent container includes the container's main unit, a cap, an intermediate member, and an internal stopper. The cap is provided with a liquid agent discharging path and an air introducing path. The intermediate member has a tube projecting toward the interior of the main unit. Between a liquid agent introducing path and the liquid agent discharging path a hydrophilic filter is provided, and between an air supplying path communicating with the air introducing path and an air delivering path a filter is provided. The air delivering path communicates with the interior of the main unit via a check valve, with an annular valve having an inner circumferential surface in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the tube, to pass air only in a direction toward the interior of the main unit. The present invention can provide a liquid agent container including a check valve readily fabricated and ensuring preventing a liquid agent from flowing back.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2007Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignees: NIPRO CORPORATION, WAKAMOTO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomohiko Kubo, Kazuya Kishimoto
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Publication number: 20100167397Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided (1) various cell lines derived from hypothalamus and Langerhans islets of mammals, (2) process for producing an active peptide and expression cloning system of active peptide precursor gene using the cell line as a host, (3) a method of screening or evaluating a substance capable of acting on the cells using the cell line, (4) a method of screening or isolating a useful gene or useful peptide using the cell line and (5) a highly-sensitive and simple assay system for GPCR ligand used in the above expression cloning system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD.Inventors: KATSUTOSHI SASAKI, KAZUMI MIURA, SATOSHI SAEKI, MISAKO SUZUKI, KAZUYA KISHIMOTO, HIROFUMI KUNITOMO, TATSUNARI NISHI, MASUO OBINATA
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Publication number: 20100084397Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a liquid agent container includes the container's main unit, a cap, an intermediate member, and an internal stopper. The cap is provided with a liquid agent discharging path and an air introducing path. The intermediate member has a tube projecting toward the interior of the main unit. Between a liquid agent introducing path and the liquid agent discharging path a hydrophilic filter is provided, and between an air supplying path communicating with the air introducing path and an air delivering path a filter is provided. The air delivering path communicates with the interior of the main unit via a check valve, with an annular valve having an inner circumferential surface in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the tube, to pass air only in a direction toward the interior of the main unit. The present invention can provide a liquid agent container including a check valve readily fabricated and ensuring preventing a liquid agent from flowing back.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2007Publication date: April 8, 2010Inventors: Tomohiko Kubo, Kazuya Kishimoto
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Publication number: 20070105096Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided (1) various cell lines derived from hypothalamus and Langerhans islets of mammals, (2) process for producing an active peptide and expression cloning system of active peptide precursor gene using the cell line as a host, (3) a method of screening or evaluating a substance capable of acting on the cells using the cell line, (4) a method of screening or isolating a useful gene or useful peptide using the cell line and (5) a highly-sensitive and simple assay system for GPCR ligand used in the above expression cloning system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2003Publication date: May 10, 2007Inventors: Katsutoshi Sasaki, Kazumi Miura, Satoshi Saeki, Misako Suzuki, Kazuya Kishimoto, Hirofumi Kunitomo, Tatsunari Nishi, Masuo Obinata
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Publication number: 20070037178Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided (1) various cell lines derived from hypothalamus and Langerhans islets of mammals, (2) process for producing an active peptide and expression cloning system of active peptide precursor gene using the cell line as a host, (3) a method of screening or evaluating a substance capable of acting on the cells using the cell line, (4) a method of screening or isolating a useful gene or useful peptide using the cell line and (5) a highly-sensitive and simple assay system for GPCR ligand used in the above expression cloning system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2006Publication date: February 15, 2007Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsutoshi Sasaki, Kazumi Miura, Satoshi Saeki, Misako Suzuki, Kazuya Kishimoto, Hirofumi Kunitomo, Tatsunari Nishi, Masuo Obinata
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Patent number: 6920463Abstract: A product information providing apparatus is connected to a product information management apparatus having product information management data. The product information providing apparatus is capable of bidirectional communication via a communication network to a remote terminal, and includes receiving means for receiving from the remote terminal a request command requesting transmission of product information management data concerning a specified product via the communication network. Also, the product information providing apparatus includes obtaining means for obtaining from the product information management apparatus, in response to the request command, the product information management data concerning the specified product. The product information providing apparatus further includes transmitting means for transmitting to the remote terminal the obtained product information management data concerning the specified product.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2002Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kazuya Kishimoto
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Publication number: 20020107921Abstract: To achieve easy cooperation among a plurality of work-flow systems, a workflow cooperation processing apparatus is connected to a first work-flow system and reads, via a network, electronic mail which is sent from a second work-flow system and stored in an electronic-mail storage apparatus. The electronic mail includes a command related to a work flow in the first work-flow system. The work-flow cooperation processing apparatus transmits the command included in the read electronic mail to the first work-flow system to execute the command.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2002Publication date: August 8, 2002Inventor: Kazuya Kishimoto
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Publication number: 20020103562Abstract: A product information providing apparatus is connected to a product information management apparatus having product information management data. The product information providing apparatus is capable of bidirectional communication via a communication network to a remote terminal, and includes receiving means for receiving from the remote terminal a request command requesting transmission of product information management data concerning a specified product via the communication network. Also, the product information providing apparatus includes obtaining means for obtaining from the product information management apparatus, in response to the request command, the product information management data concerning the specified product. The product information providing apparatus further includes transmitting means for transmitting to the remote terminal the obtained product information management data concerning the specified product.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2002Publication date: August 1, 2002Inventor: Kazuya Kishimoto